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Welcome! I just bought an M17 as well, it’s at the FFL now waiting for NICS.

Awesome I rented one of those green bags to help sight my AR. One thing I did notice that even with "COVID distance" between tables, it was loud. There was a dude with a pretty nice Remington 700 .308 and it went boom quite a bit. My ear muffs are tough on the cheek weld so a few times they weren't on so good and even with backup soft plugs, it was loud. Anyone use any specific brand of plugs or muffs that don't sacrifice cheek weld?

Wow what a difference!

Thank you! Why the last time?

Just thought I'd share this with the community here. First impressions? I have to say it was great. Started with a beautiful drive heading up to the range, a great way to start the morning. Blue skies and green mountains abound. Picked up my badge when I got there - the staff was super friendly and helpful. On all the ranges, the RO's had great communication and provided good guidance. Noticed lots of new members there like me, as well as long time members that were very friendly. My friend and I shot a Ruger .22LR Bolt Action on the Multipurpose range. It's nice not having to worry about bringing out targets for that range. We also did some target shooting with an AR15 in both 5.56 and .223 (55 and 62 grain), on the 100-yard range. Went through about 8 clips and called it a day, needed to get home for a meeting.

Correct, right now the guns are secure, and the ammo is secure (separately), with multiple measures. I'm concerned about humidity/wear on the firearms over time and balancing that with ensuring they are kept out of sight, even if locked away in a case or cabinet or safe. The advice here has been great by the way, thank you everyone! What a great community.

Thank you I agree. To be clear the guns are locked (in multiple ways - case has latch locks plus padlocks) just not in a safe. I’m going to look closer at the safes suggested here though, thank you for your help! Ok that looks like a great option. Will check it out!

Hi there. I'm looking for a discreet place in my home to store some rifles. They don't need to be accessible for home defense, although it would be good to be able to get to them in a reasonable amount of time in case they are needed. One of them is in a plastic flight case/foam style with locks on the outside. The other will be in a soft case (I didn't pick it up yet). The one I have is currently in a bedroom closet that gets a bit warm (it's next to an attic) but not too humid as the bedroom has air conditioning. There is an attic with a half-door to access it which would be good place except it is an attic and has temperature fluctuation, humidity, gets cold etc. I've read lots of conflicting things online about attic storage, and even closet storage in an area that may get 5 degrees warmer or colder than the rest of the house (eg. our closets). I understand that I should get some sort of desiccant for the gun cases and make sure I maintain them, take them out every now and then and inspect / oil if needed. At the end of the day, will attic storage be ok if I do some basic preventative care? I also have a basement which has a storage area that is dry and cool, however its next to my kids play/hangout room and my preference would be not to store anything there unless I wanted to invest in a safe or other custom closet type of thing, which I would prefer not to at this point. Not worried about my kids but they have friends over and the last thing I would want are curious kids finding something and telling their parents, etc. It is also the furthest point in my house from my bedroom. Any advice or thoughts appreciated! Thanks

Thank you for the advice!

Hi everyone - glad to join this community! New owner with some experience many moons ago, getting into firearms to teach my sons how to shoot, sport, and home defense. Thank you for providing this great resource